Activists Want Government to Declare Insecurity a National Disaster

By George Otieno / Emma Atieno

‎Human rights activists in Mombasa now want the insecurity situation in the country to be declared a national disaster.

‎Led by Vocal Africa executive director Hussein Khalid, they stressed the need to focus more attention on safety of Kenyans, citing the recent killings include of Nairobi lawyer Kyalo Mbobu.

‎Seaking in Mombasa on Friday 1 2, September , the defenders raised alarm over raising the worrying surge of crime levels in Mombasa, coast regionand Kenya at large.

‎Coast civil societies led by coast Civil societies network chair Zedekiah Adika extended condolences to the family of the murdered lawyer, calling on police to apprehend his killers.

‎”We are gathered here to stand with law civil society who have been our greatest align in the war against violation of human rights especially in the killings of mwalimu professor Kyalo Mbobu. In addition as fraternity we are concern with level of security in kenya.

‎Haki Afrika rapid response officer Mathias Shipeta said it was disheartening that the CCTVs installed in Nairobi and other areas in the country are not working. He said the lawyer’s killer would have been brought to book had the CCTV been working.

‎”We invested a lot in CCTV and they are jot working. T funds used on affordable housing should be channeled to securng new CCTVs to secure our citizens,”Shipeta said.

‎Muslim for human rights ( MUHURI) rapid response officer Francis Auma also called for the resignation of Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja and Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen for allegedly failing to restore law and order in the country.

‎Auma also accused the two for allegedly presiding over a ruthless security system that is violating the rights of Kenyans.

‎Auma said the level of insecurity in the country could also scare off tourists from visiting Kenya denying the state, foreign exchange.

‎”we want justice for the advocate who was killed. Our economy as a country will decline as no investor will came to a country were there is no security. Tourist will also not visit our nation because they fear for there life’s”, he added.